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Amrit Yatra of New India Cover Story
Development reaches

persons living on the fringes

Crores of poor have got the benefit of many schemes started in the last seven
years. From Ujjwala to Ayushman Bharat, today every poor of the country are well
aware of various social welfare schemes. The delivery of the government schemes
is fast which is achieving the set targets. India is progressing much faster than
before, and now the central government is further giving impetus to achieve
exemplary results.
Amrit Year
Golden Period....

Free ration to more than 80 crore

people during the Covid period
Through Ujjwala 2.0, 100 percent of
100% eligible persons villages should
should have the have roads by the
Pucca Construction Banking and Ujjwala scheme and golden year during
houses to of toilets in social security to gas connection. Amrit Yatra.
more than more than more than
43 crore
2 crore 10 crore Jan-Dhan account Every eligible citizen
families houses holders of the country should 100% of
be connected with households
the government's should have bank
n Free LPG connections to more than 8 crore insurance, pension, accounts.
families. Its coverage reached 99.6 percent. The and housing schemes.
benefit of Rs 2300 crores to more than 23 lakh
street vendors under the Svanidhi scheme Connect every street 100% of
n Samman Nidhi of more than Rs 1.6 lakh crore vendor of the country beneficiaries
should have an
with a livelihood
to more than 11.4 crore farmer families. Free through Svanidhi Ayushman Bharat
treatment facility of Rs 5 lakh to more than 50 Yojana. card
crore people - Ayushman Bharat
n In just two years of Jal Jeevan Mission, more
than 5 crore families have got tap connections

for the vaccine for years. Online platforms like THE CABINET HAS APPROVED THE
CoWin, or facility to provide digital certificates
is now drawing the attention of the world. Also, CONTINUATION OF PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS
humanitarian effort to provide ration to 80 YOJANA GRAMIN TILL THE YEAR 2024.
crore countrymen continuously for months has
astonished the world. at a record speed but our journey is still not
The benefits of many schemes started in the complete. We have to turn our Sankalp into
last seven years have reached crores of poor to Siddhi. With this ambition, India has started
their homes. From Ujjwala to Ayushman Bharat, the journey of 'Amrit Kaal' where 100% of
today every poor in the country is aware of villages have roads, 100% families have bank
various welfare schemes. India is progressing accounts, 100% beneficiaries should have

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